diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/aggregates/row_hash.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/aggregates/row_hash.rs
index e60250adf2f3..06fa6d8915bf 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/aggregates/row_hash.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/aggregates/row_hash.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct AggregateStreamMetrics {
     processing_time: Time,
     idle_time: Time,
     last_batch_at: Instant,
+    waiting_time: Time,
 }
 
 impl AggregateStreamMetrics {
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ impl AggregateStreamMetrics {
                 .subset_time("processing_time", partition),
             idle_time: MetricBuilder::new(metrics).subset_time("idle_time", partition),
             last_batch_at: Instant::now(),
+            waiting_time: MetricBuilder::new(metrics)
+                .subset_time("waiting_time", partition),
         }
     }
 
@@ -453,7 +456,12 @@ impl Stream for GroupedHashAggregateStream {
         loop {
             match &self.exec_state {
                 ExecutionState::ReadingInput => 'reading_input: {
-                    match ready!(self.input.poll_next_unpin(cx)) {
+                    let wait_started = Instant::now();
+                    let result = ready!(self.input.poll_next_unpin(cx));
+                    self.aggregate_stream_metrics
+                        .waiting_time
+                        .add_duration(wait_started.elapsed());
+                    match result {
                         // new batch to aggregate
                         Some(Ok(batch)) => {
                             let timer = elapsed_compute.timer();